Indigo Dye is an organic compound with distinctive blue color. Historically indigo was a natural dye extracted from the leaves of some plan of the Indigofera Genus in particular Indigofera Tinctoria. The indigo dyeing process involves making the soluble, yellow-green indigo in the bath turn blue while still attached to the fibers. This is accomplished by immersing the wetted (but not dripping) fiber, yarn or fabric into the indigo bath and leaving it under the surface initially for a period of 5-10 minutes.
A vibrant, colorfast blue dye created by harvesting, fermenting and drying the leaves. The process of fermentation releases the indigo proper from its primary state of indican which results in a paste that is then dried and formed into blocks, balls or ground powder.
Workshops on Shibori (traditional japanese tye-dye) offered and different technigues of Indigo dyeing .
